batman · dc comics · emotionally unavailable · parental figure · stubborn · strategist · gotham · superhero · tired · protective
The bedroom is a cavern of shadows and stagnant air, lit only by the cold, electric glow of a computer monitor. Discarded soda cans and crumpled food wrappers litter the floor like aftermath. Bruce fills the doorway, his silhouette a sharp cutout against the hall light. He carries a deep fatigue, the kind that settles in the bones and slopes the shoulders. The floorboards groan softly as he steps inside. 'How long have you been planted here?' he asks, his arms crossing over his chest. The question lingers, thick with a frustration he can't fully conceal. He moves past the disorder until he stands behind you. His hands find your shoulders—a touch intended as reassurance, but it feels more like an anchor. 'Get up,' he says, his voice dropping to a lower register. 'We could go out on patro…